Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com
Swedish-speaking Finn from Finland. Wife, mother of one boy (2008). Teaching special education at the local university. I belive that the Organic Church/House Church is the NT way of doing Church. I'm interested in what's going on in the underground Church and I pray for the persecuted Christians.
Joined Jul 2020
All of these are not nations, but they have their own flag anyhow. For instance the Åland Islands between Finland and Sweden, have their own flag, is a self-governed district, is demilitarized, belongs to Finland but is more Swedish in language and culture (used to belong to Sweden but when Russia got Finland in 1809 Sweden had to give away Åland as well). These cross flags is a reminder of our Christian heritage! Do you know what nations and islands these are?
With more than 70 percent of its surface covered by forests, Finland is – by far – the most densely forested country in Europe.
An important and interesting episode by @sinbach on BTJ podcast! https://backtojerusalem.com/podcast/episode-736-chinas-secret-plan-to-change-christianity-from-the-inside-part-1/
@Berrybunchfamily @bethany @Backtojerusalem Thank you for a great interview! ❤️ So good to hear your story Bethany! I've heard you on the BTJ podcast but Eugene use to talk more than you, and you talk about other stuff than your life. 😀
"Dr. Hanna Nohynek, serving as the WHO’s chair of the Strategic Group of Experts on Immunization and also holding the position of chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, delivered the bombshell admission in a Helsinki courtroom. Her testimony unfolded in a lawsuit brought by Finnish citizen Mika Vauhkala, who was denied entry to a café for lacking a vaccine passport.
During her court appearance, Dr. Nohynek disclosed that despite her warnings to both the WHO and her government against the necessity of vaccine passports, her concerns were disregarded. She told the court that Covid mRNA shots were deemed ineffective in halting virus transmission, rendering the passports and vaccinations essentially ineffective and providing a false sense of security to the public."
An interview with health expert Jordan S Rubin, on the importance of getting enough probiotics for immunity and overall health. Especially important for frequent travellers. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zTWzqQ2MNd724uWsMc7RH?si=bkPGssMLR4y3hjtIjqI-QA
This is super interesting, informative and sobering! So much wisdom and humility in this conversation. (I just shared the same content on Open Spotify).
https://julieroys.com/podcast/is-misty-edwards-a-victim/
This is super interesting, informative and sobering! So much wisdom and humility in this conversation.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1svLZsYn1ip6giJSbDy0cq?si=e_J3yRwdTpqGTXR7N8v9pQ
Please pray for the family of the killed 12-year-old, the wounded and the school affected by today's school shooting in Finland! Finland is know for its well functioning society (therefore we use to top different lists) and school system. BUT we have had a couple of terrible school shootings. Guns are not as easily accessible here as in the USA. The streets are safe, and I feel safe as a woman, children go to and from school on their own, but there is a lot of domestic violence.
The thing about Finland is that there are a lot of people who aren't doing well at all even if the society looks good on the surface - I think things have worsened because of the pandemic and Russian-Ukraine war. We have a long border with Russia, and we have an ugly history with Russia. And media is fear and war mongering every day. Some people just snap. PEOPLE NEED JESUS!
We are on our way from Vasa (Vaasa), Finland, to Umeå, Sweden, a 4 hour trip by Wasaline ferry. It's the northernmost year round passenger ferry. As you can see the ice is thick (30-50 cm close to the coast), but icebreakers keep the fairway open. In the second picture the colors represent different kinds of ice. Dark grey is the most solid and thick. Blue stands for open water. So the open water is only a fraction of the total travel distance. https://www.wasaline.com/en/
The city of Porvoo (Finnish) / Borgå (Swe.), Finland. (Unknown photographer). It means "castle river" in Swedish (its original name). It was founded ca. 1380 when Finland was a part of Sweden.
Turku castle in Turku / Åbo (Swedish), Finland. (Photographer unknown). A start was made on building the castle in about 1280. The castle served as a bastion and administrative centre in Eastland, as Finland was known during its time as a province of Sweden. Only once did the castle figure in the defence of the realm, when Russian invaders from Novgorod destroyed Turku in 1318. The castle's heyday was in the mid-16th century during the reign of Duke John of Finland and Catherine Jagellon.
The castle was the center of the historical province of Finland Proper, and the administrative center of all of Finland. Its strong walls and dungeons also served as the state prison for centuries. The castle has been the place of many historical events; in 1573–1577, for example, the deposed Swedish queen Karin Månsdotter was kept prisoner here.
The castle is Finland's most visited museum. (Source: Wikipedia)
Swedish-speaking Finn from Finland. Wife, mother of one boy (2008). Teaching special education at the local university. I belive that the Organic Church/House Church is the NT way of doing Church. I'm interested in what's going on in the underground Church and I pray for the persecuted Christians.
Joined Jul 2020
